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Network Security

Argon2 GUI – graphical password hashing and verification

October 12, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Argon2 GUI generates and verifies password hashes using Argon2id, Argon2i or Argon2d with configurable security parameters.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Atomdrift Scan – malware and software supply chain scanner

October 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Atomdrift Scan detects malware in files, packages and archives using static analysis, rules, hashes and machine learning.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Decloaker – reveal objects hidden by malware

October 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Decloaker reveals files, processes, sockets and kernel modules hidden by malware and rootkits.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Paranoya – IOC and YARA malware scanner

October 10, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Paranoya is an IOC and YARA scanner that checks files and directories for suspicious and malicious content.

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Linux Distributions

KemmOS – openSUSE Linux distribution with GNOME

October 8, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

KemmOS is an openSUSE Tumbleweed-based Linux distribution with GNOME, LUKS2 encryption, SELinux, Btrfs snapshots and system rollback.

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Password Managers

oxipass-tui – terminal-based encrypted password manager

October 6, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

oxipass-tui is a Rust password manager with AES-256-GCM encryption, TOTP, keyfiles, live search and a password generator.

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Password Managers

vd – TUI password manager and OTP authenticator

October 5, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

vd is a TUI password manager and OTP authenticator using GPG encryption, with password generation, CSV export and CLI commands.

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Content Control Software

Parental Controls – local parental controls for supervised accounts

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

BigLinux Parental Controls is a GTK4 suite for supervised accounts, app restrictions, web filtering and screen-time limits.

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Password Managers

ripasso – simple password manager

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms TUI, Utilities

ripasso is a Rust password manager with a TUI, GTK interface, pass-compatible storage, GPG encryption and Git integration.

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Encryption

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools

October 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Keep your data safe. There are many different useful tools that offer disk encryption. We recommend the best free and open source solutions.

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Network Analyzers

4 Best Free and Open Source PKI and Certificate Authority Tools

October 3, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Explore free and open source PKI and Certificate Authority tools for managing certificates, digital identities, signing and trust.

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Content Control Software

Pardus Parental Control – manage application, website and session restrictions

October 3, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Pardus Parental Control is a GTK4 parental control tool for restricting applications, websites and session time on Linux.

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DNS-collector – DNS telemetry collection and processing tool

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

DNS-collector captures, filters, enriches and routes DNS telemetry to monitoring, analytics and security platforms on Linux.

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Linux Distributions

Hidayah OS – privacy-hardened Islamic Linux distribution

October 1, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Hidayah OS is a Debian-based Islamic Linux distribution combining KDE Plasma or Xfce with privacy hardening and integrated faith tools.

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Linux Distributions

Maze Linux – security and privacy-focused Arch-based distribution

September 29, 2026 Erik Karlsson Distro

Maze Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution using KDE Plasma, with a focus on security, privacy, rolling releases and local AI support.

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Security

gittuf – security layer for Git repositories

September 28, 2026 Steve Emms Security

gittuf is a platform-agnostic security layer for Git repositories that lets developers independently verify repository security policies.

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Security

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools

September 28, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security, System Software

Digital forensics is a specialist art. It allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media.

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Hakoniwa – process isolation using Linux security facilities

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Hakoniwa provides Linux process isolation with namespaces, cgroups, resource limits, Landlock, seccomp and configurable filesystem access.

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isolate – secure execution environment for untrusted programs

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

isolate securely runs untrusted Linux programs in restricted environments with namespaces, cgroups, resource limits and syscall filtering.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Software Bill of Materials Tools

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Discover the best free and open source tools for generating and analysing Software Bills of Materials on Linux.

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